McGregor's fight purse was the highest in history, breaking Brock Lesnar's record from UFC 200 by $500,000. Also, this event estimates doing 1.65 million buys on pay-per-view, putting it slightly ahead of the previous record (1.6 million) from UFC 100, which featured the second bout between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir. Stipe Miocic knocked out dos Santos at UFC 211 in his final attempt to regain his heavyweight title. He had mostly been relegated to appearances at UFC Fight Night events since his loss to Miocic. #UFC 259 #Conor McGregor #Dustin Poirier #UFC 257 #UFC Fight Night 186 #Jon Jones #UFC 236 #Kelvin Gastelum #Alistair Overeem #Max Holloway #Junior dos Santos #Kamaru Usman #UFC 225 #UFC 258 #Daniel Cormier #Jairzinho Rozenstruik #UFC 239 #UFC Fight Night 185 #Derrick Lewis #Paige VanZant. UFC 212 - Aldo vs. Holloway pits Max Blessed Holloway vs Jose Junior Aldo fight in HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil on Jun 3, 2017.
UFC 252 is Saturday night, and while most of the focus will be on the historic main event, there’s a full card of great action that should be a lot of fun to watch.
All the details for that are below, but let’s talk about the headliner: Cormier vs. Miocic III, the trilogy set to be complete. Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic have already squared off twice, with Cormier taking the first win back in July 2019, and then Miocic avenging his loss in August 2019.
Now Miocic is the heavyweight champion, and Cormier has one last chance to define his legacy at 41 years old. It’s a perfect narrative, and what we’re hoping will be an amazing fight.
Here’s everything you need to know for Saturday night:
Time: Undercard starts at 7:30 p.m. ET, with main card at 10 p.m. ET
Arena: UFC APEX facility
PPV: Stream UFC PPV 252 live on ESPN+
Cost: $64.99, or you can bundle with a year of ESPN+ for $84.98
All odds via BetMGM, updated Saturday morning
Daniel Cormier -115 vs. Stipe Miocic (c) -106, heavyweight championship
Sean O’Malley -304 vs. Marlon Vera +240, bantamweight
Jairzinho Rozenstruik -121 vs. Junior Dos Santos +100, heavyweight
Herbert Burns -286 vs. Daniel Pineda +220, featherweight
Merab Dvalishvili -250 vs. John Dodson +200, bantamweight
Vinc Pichel -139 vs. Jim Miller +115, lightweight
Virna Jandiroba -304 vs. Felice Herrig +240, women’s straw-weight
TJ Brown -162 vs. Danny Chavez +135, featherweight
Livia Renata Souza -164 vs. Ashley Yoder +135, women’s straw-weight
Parker Porter -121 vs. Chris Daukaus +100, heavyweight
Kai Kamaka vs. Tony Kelley, featherweight
This Week's Events | ||
DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
LFA 101: The Undefeated | Grand Casino Hotel & Resort, Shawnee, OK | |
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV | |
Scheduled Events | ||
DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
CW 120: Cage Warriors 120 | York Hall, London | |
CW 121: Cage Warriors 121 | York Hall, London | |
LFA 102: Legacy Fighting Alliance | Grand Casino Hotel & Resort, Shawnee, OK | |
KSW 59: Fight Code | Wytwornia Club, Lodz, Poland | |
CW 122: Cage Warriors 122 | York Hall, London | |
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV | |
Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 27 | Nihon Gaishi Hall, Aichi | |
LFA 103: Legacy Fighting Alliance | Grand Casino Hotel & Resort, Shawnee, OK | |
UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV | |
Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT | |
ONE On TNT 1: Moraes vs. Johnson | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | |
Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT | |
ONE On TNT 2: Lee vs. Nastyukhin | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | |
Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT | |
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Costa | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV | |
ONE On TNT 3 | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | |
PFL 1: Regular Season, 1st Half | Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, NJ | |
UFC 261 | -- | |
ONE On TNT 4: N Sang vs. Bigdash | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | |
PFL 2: Regular Season, 1st Half | Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, NJ | |
PFL 3: Regular Season, 1st Half | Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, NJ | |
Bellator 258: Archuleta vs. Pettis | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT | |
ONE Atomweight World Grand Prix | -- | |
PFL 4: Regular Season, 2nd Half | Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, NJ | |
PFL 5: Regular Season, 2nd Half | Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, NJ | |
PFL 6: Regular Season, 2nd Half | Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, NJ | |
Past Results | ||
DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV | |
ONE Championship: Fists of Fury 2 | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | |
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV | |
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV | |
Countdown to Lockdown | -- | |
LFA 100: Altamirano vs. Smith | Hartman Arena, Wichita, KS | |
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV | |
LFA 99: Dennis vs. Cherant | Hartman Arena, Wichita, KS | |
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV | |
ONE Championship: Unbreakable III | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | |
KSW 58: Kolecki vs. Zawada | -- | |
LFA 98: Fremd vs. Oliveira | Hartman Arena, Wichita, KS | |
One Championship: Unbreakable II | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | |
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 | Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
ONE Championship: Unbreakable | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | |
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny | Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar | Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
LFA 97: Browne vs. Estrazulas | Hartman Arena, Wichita, KS | |
ADW - UAE Warriors 15 | -- |